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It is important to know that it's Once I start photographing, my However, my approach with cats
much more than being able to click approach really depends on the is completely different; with cats I
a good picture of a pet. Getting a individual. For instance, if they are work very slowly, starting farther

great portrait starts before I've even confident and very interested in away and gradually moving in closer
met the animal. A questionnaire is me, then I will immediately focus (or using a telephoto lens) as a cat
sent to the client, which gives me an on capturing dynamic close-up becomes familiar with me.
insight into the life and personality portraits. If they are more interested
of their pet. That way I can tailor my in exploring landscape, then I'll focus Here are a few pet photography tips
approach to make sure that images on capturing wider environmental for pet owners to capture more fur

I am capturing reflect the character portraits and wait until they have and less blur…
and soul of their lovable fur kid. settled in, before I attempt to move
in closer. For portraits with that USE A FAST SHUTTER SPEED,
At the beginning of every session, I amazing eye contact and perked up 1 CONTINUOUS FOCUS, AND
spend some time letting the pet get ears, there's often a lot of ridiculously BURST MODE.
used to me and my equipment. I need silly noises from me. Since many pets have a hard time
to make sure that it feels relaxed and sitting still, using a fast shutter speed
confident around me. I need to bond helps if you are using a camera to

with my furry clients quickly, but click pictures. Set your camera to
genuinely! I want them to love me; shutter priority mode or manual
there is no way you can capture the mode and use shutter speed of at
essence of their soul if they aren't least 1/250, if possible, and even
looking at you with pure love! faster for action shots of a game of
fetch. Turning burst mode on will
I have completed quite a few pet take a sequence of fast shots to up
obedience and training certifi cate the odds of getting a perfectly-timed
courses; which have defi nitely shot. Prevent soft images by using
helped me to get along with pups continuous autofocus mode.
easily and make them do things that
I want them to do. There’re a lot of SHOOT FROM THEIR EYE LEVEL,
treats, praises, and cuddles involved 2 NOT YOUR OWN.
here (well, this continues throughout Portraits are all about the eyes, even
the session)! when that portrait subject isn’t a

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